Fox blackout comes to an end after Dish agreement

The Dish Network Corp. has agreed to undisclosed financial terms with News Corp.'s Fox, allowing Dish customers to continue watching the World Series, FX, and the National Geographic Channel. Areas such as New York have experienced a Fox blackout since Oct. 14, while other regions have had to endure since Oct. 1.

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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy sits in the dugout during practice for Game 3 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers, broadcast on Fox, Friday. The Dish Network has come to an agreement with Fox, and ended a month-long blackout effecting 14.3 million customers.

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October 29, 2010

By Associated Press

Los Angeles

Dish Network Corp. customers will continue to be able to watch baseball's World Series on their TV sets after the satellite TV company reached a long-term deal with News Corp.'s Fox on Friday. So far, Cablevision subscribers are still out of luck.

The deal between broadcaster Fox and the third-largest TV signal provider in the nation brought an end to the blackout of cable channels FX, National Geographic Channel, and 19 regional sports networks to 14.3 million Dish customers that began Oct. 1.

The deal also covered the signals from 27 Fox-owned TV stations that were in jeopardy of being blacked out when the existing pact was set to expire at midnight Sunday.

Dave Shull, Dish's senior vice president of programming, said in a statement that the prolonged bargaining resulted in a fair deal "that reinforces Dish Network's position as the best value in television."